Commander (KO), Civil Engineering Unit, Juneau, P.O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th St., Room 817, Juneau, AK 99802-1747

Z -- REPLACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT CHLORINE WITH SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE GENERATOR SOL DTCG87-98-B-643096 DUE 093098 POC Rebecca B. Wade (907) 463-2418 E-MAIL: rwade@cgalaska.uscg.mil, rwade@cgalaska.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, materials, equipment and supervision to remove and dispose of the existing gaseous chlorine system; install a new sodium hypochlorite generator, solution tank, feed system and monitoring system; and program monitoring changes to existing SCADA system located at the Integrated Support Command, Kodiak, Alaska. The estimated cost range for this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. The time of completion of all work will be as stated in the request for quotation. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard 1623 and the applicable size standard is $17.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is not a small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. A Request for Quotations must be submitted and received by this office no later than 1 September 1998. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for quote, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the quote amount to a surety against losses. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the Contracting Officer listedabove. Quotations must be submitted to this office no later than 30 September 1998. There is NO charge for these documents. All quotations may be submitted via facsimile (907) 463-2416. Posted 08/10/98 (W-SN235072). (0222)

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